#2 Only bowler to defend six or fewer runs twice in the last over in ODIs
If the batting team need less than 10-12 runs off the last over, they are considered to be the favourites to win the match. When the target is less than a run a ball in the last over, it seems to be curtains for the bowling team.
Defending less than a score of six runs in the last over is a very rare feat, which is why only one bowler has achieved this twice. Tendulkar is the only bowler who has defended less than six runs in the last over more than once.
in 1993, Tendulkar defended six runs off the last over versus South Africa as he conceded only three runs to guide India to a famous win. In 1997, he repeated the feat by picking up the last wicket with the first ball of his over against Australia.
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